Private elementary and secondary enrollment, number of schools, and average tuition, by school level, orientation, and tuition: 1999-2000 and 2003-04

School orientationand tuition

Kindergarten through 12th-grade enrollment1

Schools

Average tuition paid by students2 (in current dollars)

Total

Elementary

Secondary

Combined

Total

Elementary

Secondary

Combined

Total

Elementary

Secondary

Combined

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1999–2000

Total

5,262,850

(131,001)

2,920,680

(55,056)

818,920

(34,102)

1,523,240

(88,816)

27,220

(239)

16,560

(278)

2,580

(126)

8,080

(276)

$4,689

(254.3)

$3,267

(128.3)

$6,053

(1,529.3)

$6,779

(798.1)

Catholic

2,548,710

(23,352)

1,810,330

(18,134)

616,190

(25,935)

122,190

(15,613)

7,930

(41)

6,530

(68)

1,100

(56)

300

(28)

3,236

(439.8)

2,451

(109.4)

4,845

(253.7)

6,780

(1,159.7)

Other religious

1,871,850

(86,781)

831,060

(41,035)

115,010

(10,980)

925,780

(66,926)

12,520

(271)

6,610

(231)

720

(76)

5,190

(243)

4,063

(936.7)

3,503

(609.1)

6,536

(787.7)

4,260

(1,240.4)

Nonsectarian

842,290

(61,373)

279,290

(28,987)

87,720

(11,774)

475,270

(43,377)

5,130

(156)

2,780

(153)

590

(90)

1,770

(151)

10,992

(928.4)

7,884

(1,727.8)

14,638

(1,279.2)

12,363

(3,043.5)

2003–04

Total

5,059,450

(104,287)

2,675,960

(55,714)

832,320

(54,051)

1,551,170

(82,059)

28,380

(262)

17,330

(262)

2,660

(206)

8,400

(217)

$6,600

(144.5)

$5,049

(119.5)

$8,412

(433.4)

$8,302

(289.7)

Less than $2,499

825,410

(33,567)

614,780

(28,503)

‡

(†)

178,310

(14,033)

8,890

(318)

5,590

(235)

‡

(†)

2,910

(187)

1,755

(39.5)

1,856

(49.6)

‡

(†)

1,612

(84.4)

$2,500 to $3,499

1,056,200

(49,470)

779,200

(43,819)

‡

(†)

265,070

(25,565)

5,910

(281)

4,160

(218)

‡

(†)

1,700

(157)

3,313

(31.7)

3,358

(40.6)

‡

(†)

3,190

(42.3)

$3,500 to $5,999

1,561,900

(64,639)

856,260

(44,734)

319,590

(34,338)

386,050

(36,613)

6,890

(301)

4,660

(240)

710

(100)

1,520

(134)

4,992

(54.1)

5,098

(97.4)

4,901

(76.9)

4,831

(71.8)

$6,000 to $9,999

867,100

(70,159)

263,600

(30,526)

314,590

(37,104)

288,910

(43,797)

3,390

(208)

1,920

(165)

720

(105)

750

(94)

8,172

(140.5)

9,604

(270.0)

7,366

(120.3)

7,743

(213.1)

$10,000 or more

748,830

(65,828)

162,120

(18,476)

153,880

(27,201)

432,830

(52,538)

3,300

(196)

1,010

(143)

780

(90)

1,520

(138)

18,110

(407.5)

17,619

(823.9)

19,896

(1,089.0)

17,658

(558.0)

Catholic

2,320,040

(49,156)

1,645,680

(41,231)

584,250

(32,236)

90,110

(14,746)

7,920

(35)

6,530

(50)

1,060

(39)

320

(39)

4,254

(95.9)

3,533

(105.9)

6,046

(130.6)

5,801

(883.0)

Less than $2,499

508,950

(28,976)

478,010

(26,341)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

2,520

(116)

2,370

(113)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

1,803

(49.0)

1,838

(51.8)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

$2,500 to $3,499

635,890

(37,479)

599,610

(36,557)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

2,290

(113)

2,190

(110)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

3,168

(27.7)

3,184

(29.8)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

$3,500 to $5,999

825,850

(44,943)

522,410

(36,627)

284,710

(26,258)

‡

(†)

2,420

(135)

1,810

(123)

530

(49)

‡

(†)

4,727

(53.4)

4,615

(68.4)

4,897

(80.4)

‡

(†)

$6,000 to $9,999

307,270

(34,641)

‡

(†)

255,650

(31,681)

‡

(†)

550

(63)

‡

(†)

410

(46)

‡

(†)

7,428

(120.7)

‡

(†)

7,338

(127.4)

‡

(†)

$10,000 or more

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

Other religious

1,746,460

(63,090)

714,860

(28,935)

107,980

(33,776)

923,630

(48,379)

13,660

(203)

7,280

(200)

640

(175)

5,740

(182)

5,839

(143.9)

5,398

(161.4)

9,537

(962.6)

5,748

(230.3)

Less than $2,499

258,570

(16,268)

120,700

(10,263)

‡

(†)

137,010

(12,537)

5,390

(253)

2,830

(192)

‡

(†)

2,490

(183)

1,891

(66.3)

1,929

(122.6)

‡

(†)

1,864

(85.5)

$2,500 to $3,499

342,250

(25,879)

171,210

(16,475)

‡

(†)

169,300

(19,758)

3,180

(237)

1,820

(166)

‡

(†)

1,350

(139)

3,571

(82.6)

3,946

(133.6)

‡

(†)

3,194

(62.2)

$3,500 to $5,999

642,470

(45,686)

271,880

(24,925)

34,690

(18,788)

335,890

(35,041)

3,330

(210)

1,870

(139)

180

(82)

1,280

(130)

4,935

(57.4)

5,090

(98.1)

4,936

(224.4)

4,809

(82.3)

$6,000 to $9,999

319,250

(42,256)

101,120

(17,425)

‡

(†)

190,920

(34,055)

1,060

(116)

540

(73)

‡

(†)

410

(66)

7,872

(237.0)

8,771

(436.4)

‡

(†)

7,503

(273.3)

$10,000 or more

183,930

(21,087)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

90,510

(17,086)

700

(76)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

210

(40)

15,237

(586.0)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

16,185

(1,179.3)

Nonsectarian

992,940

(71,519)

315,430

(30,820)

140,080

(27,556)

537,440

(59,332)

6,810

(136)

3,510

(141)

960

(108)

2,340

(144)

13,419

(379.1)

12,169

(468.5)

17,413

(1,987.6)

13,112

(480.4)

Less than $2,499

57,890

(8,890)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

990

(127)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

719

(309.9)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

$2,500 to $3,499

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

$3,500 to $5,999

93,590

(17,673)

61,960

(9,990)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

1,140

(171)

970

(159)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

7,718

(764.1)

9,209

(882.4)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

$6,000 to $9,999

240,590

(30,450)

131,320

(22,258)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

1,780

(175)

1,270

(148)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

9,519

(293.3)

10,607

(379.7)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

$10,000 or more

522,830

(55,040)

97,690

(16,359)

93,410

(22,905)

331,730

(47,865)

2,460

(172)

730

(129)

460

(77)

1,270

(128)

19,142

(571.0)

18,559

(855.5)

23,415

(1,493.6)

18,111

(618.0)

† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Only includes kindergarten students who attend schools that offer first or higher grade. 2 Tuition weighted by the number of students enrolled in schools.
NOTE: Excludes schools not offering first or higher grade. Elementary schools have grade 6 or lower and no grade higher than 8. Secondary schools have no grade lower than 7. Combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8. Excludes prekindergarten students. Includes schools reporting tuition of 0. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and cell suppression. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Private School Questionnaire," 1999–2000 and 2003–04. (This table was prepared in August 2006.)